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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.34.11.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="11" heading="Civil Fines to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Permit Holders.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Practicing on an Expired License. The Board may assess a civil fine against a pharmacist who practices on an expired license in the amount of $1,000 per month of practice past the expiration date of the license, up to a maximum fine of $50,000.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Working on an Expired Registration. The Board may assess a civil fine against a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern who works on an expired registration in the amount of $25 per month of practice past the expiration date of the registration, up to a maximum fine of $250.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Operating a Pharmacy on an Expired Permit. The Board may assess a civil fine against a permit holder that operates a pharmacy on an expired permit in the amount of $5,000 per month of operation past the expiration date of the permit, up to a maximum fine of $50,000.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Practicing or Operating Without a License, Registration, or Pharmacy Permit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may assess a civil fine of no less than $5,000 and no more than $50,000 against:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An individual who practices pharmacy without a license; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An individual or entity that operates a pharmacy without a permit.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Board may assess a civil fine of no less than $250 and no more than $50,000 against an individual who works as an unregistered pharmacy technician or unregistered pharmacy intern.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Factors in determining the amount of a fine include, but are not limited to, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The extent to which the individual or entity derived any financial benefit from the unauthorized practice or operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The willfulness of the unauthorized practice or operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Actual or potential public harm caused by the unauthorized practice or operation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The length of time in which the individual or entity engaged in the unauthorized practice or operation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>